Saudi Woman Seeking Asylum Granted Refugee Status
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun barricaded herself in a Thai airport hotel room after officials confiscated her passport.

Saudi Arabia frees American imprisoned over critical tweets
The Florida man, who made comments criticizing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was arrested in 2021 when he arrived in Saudi Arabia to visit family.

20 years after Iraq war, this former Army medic is still reeling
Sergio Alfaro kickstarted his dreams of working in medicine by being an Army medic, but what he experienced in Iraq changed his path forever.

Iran says supreme leader pardoned 22,000 people arrested in protests
Comments that those pardoned had not committed theft or violent crimes suggests that the total detained in the demonstrations is even greater.
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Report: More than 100 million adults are paying off medical bills
More than 70% of people reported having bills directly with hospitals, which typically means a substantial balance.

Northern lights possible this weekend due to coronal hole on sun
A coronal hole high-speed stream could cause the northern lights to be visible in parts of the U.S., in addition to some issues with the power grid.

Book censoring attempts doubled in 2022
The American Library Association has been recording data on censorship in libraries for more than 20 years. This year's data has record numbers.